Liz Truss' first few days in office from nuclear letters to calls from world leaders
05.09.2022 - 16:01
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Liz Truss has been announced as the new Conservative Party leader and will take over from Boris Johnson as Prime Minister on Tuesday lunchtime.
The current Foreign Secretary will have a busy couple of days after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership race. Truss will travel to the Scottish Highlands to meet the Queen on Tuesday at Balmoral Castle, where she will be asked to form a government and become prime minister.
Truss, 47, will become the third female prime minister in British history - following in the footsteps of Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May - with all three serving during the Queen's 70 years on the throne.
But new Conservative Party leader Truss, who will become the Queen's 15th PM, has, in the past, called for the monarchy to be abolished.
Here's all you need to know about the next couple of days will look like for Truss:
The first duty of the new Prime Minister is to meet the monarch. The audience with the Queen is normally at Buckingham Palace in London, however due to mobility issues the ceremony is being held at Balmoral in Aberdeenshire this time.
Boris Johnson will address the nation at around 8.30am on Tuesday morning before travelling to Scotland to officially resign as Prime Minister. Liz Truss will travel up separately for an audience.
After meeting the Queen at Balmoral Castle on Tuesday lunchtime LIz Truss will travel back to Aberdeen International Airport to fly down to London.
She will start work immediately on the plane back to Downing Street and will begin appointing Tory MPs to serve in her Cabinet going forward.
There are around 23 Cabinet positions to fill, however it's expected the main offices of power (Chancellor, Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary) will be announced first by